16 senators back house arrest for Enrile

SIXTEEN senators have expressed support to the proposal that former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile be placed under house arrest.

Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd earlier urged his colleagues to come up with a resolution asking the Sandiganbayan to allow Enrile to be detained at his home in Dasmariñas Village, Makati City (Metro Manila).

On Thursday, Sotto sent a letter to the anti-graft court urging it to place the 91-year-old Enrile under house arrest.